Authorities seize more than $1.8M in meth, marijuana
By KTVT Staff
STARR COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Narcotics smugglers continue to keep border patrol agents busy in Texas, where more than $1.8 million in drugs was seized over the weekend.
On Friday June 18, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station agents working in La Grulla responded to a call regarding suspicious activity south of La Cuchilla Street. Responding agents encountered ten migrants, including three children, one of them as young as three years old. Near the group of migrants, agents discovered more than 114 pounds of marijuana. They seized the marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $91K. All subjects were processed accordingly.